Events
2024 Annual General Meeting
Wrap up the summer with us at the 2024 Annual General Meeting on December 5th, upstairs at the Nelson Chamber of Commerce
🔹 Join us early for a social hour at 6:30pm —meet the board, chat with fellow members, and connect with others in your community!
🔹 AGM kicks off at 7:30pm—we’ll reflect on this year’s successes and challenges, talk community events, and chat about the future.
🔹Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of the conversation and help shape the future of our community!
Lower Sitkum DH
New date for the next DH race, 20th of October on Lower Sitkum.
Entry fee is $25, includes food and beverages! Must be a 2024 NCC member, sign up right here: https://www.nelsoncyclingclub.org or at the event. Thanks to Interior Suspension, there's prizes including a Rock Shox Zeb Ultimate!
Practice laps in the morning. Registration at 1pm. Race at 2. Tacos after. What more do you need?!
2024 Fat Tire Fest
FAT TIRE FEST IS COMING..
Cancel your plans, save the date...you don't want to miss this.
All details will be posted on www.nelsoncyclingclub.org/fat-tire-fest this year. Stay tuned!
We'll be looking for event day volunteers closer to the time, if anyone is interested in helping out NCC is a planning capacity please email nelsoncyclingclub@hotmail.com
#lovethetrails #kootrocks #mountainbikebc #nelsonbc #fattirefest24
Gericks 10 Spot Enduro
A super fun Nelson Cycling Club fundraiser! Come on out for some timed descending action once a month until the Finals at the 420th Nelson Fat Tire Festival. Points will be accumulated throughout the season with an overall champ declared at the Fat Tire Festival in September. These events are a show up for some riding and expect no prizes or refreshments. It's a BYOE kinda event (Bring your Own Everything).
Volunteer Trail Maintenance Evening - Gericks Cycle and Ski
Gericks Cycle and Ski put aside the first Tuesday of the month to give back to the trails, running a volunteer maintenance evening. Details are posted each week on the Facebook page.
Gericks 10 Spot Enduro
A super fun Nelson Cycling Club fundraiser! Come on out for some timed descending action once a month until the Finals at the 420th Nelson Fat Tire Festival. Points will be accumulated throughout the season with an overall champ declared at the Fat Tire Festival in September. These events are a show up for some riding and expect no prizes or refreshments. It's a BYOE kinda event (Bring your Own Everything).
Gericks Gravel Rollouts
Once a month Gericks will travel to an exotic Kootenay location in search of the best gravel roads our region has to offer. This is not a race nor a walk in the park. These are self shuttled (carpooling encouraged) self supported longer rides usually with a fair bit of climbing (we live in the mountains).
Find out more information here, or check out their Facebook page.
Volunteer Trail Maintenance Evening - Gericks Cycle and Ski
Gericks Cycle and Ski put aside the first Tuesday of the month to give back to the trails, running a volunteer maintenance evening. Details are posted each week on the Facebook page.
3 Day Clinics
We've added an advanced beginner clinic on the mornings of August 6-8th. 9-10:30 am at Morning Mountain.
And an intro to jumps evening clinic also on August 6-8th for intermediate to advanced riders. 5:30-7:30pm at Morning Mountain.
If you can't find a date, time or level that works for you - let us know! Our instructors are able to create custom clinics tailored to your schedule and goals. Email nelsoncyclingclub@hotmail.com for more.
Gericks 10 Spot Enduro
A super fun Nelson Cycling Club fundraiser! Come on out for some timed descending action once a month until the Finals at the 420th Nelson Fat Tire Festival. Points will be accumulated throughout the season with an overall champ declared at the Fat Tire Festival in September. These events are a show up for some riding and expect no prizes or refreshments. It's a BYOE kinda event (Bring your Own Everything).
Gericks Gravel Rollouts
Once a month Gericks will travel to an exotic Kootenay location in search of the best gravel roads our region has to offer. This is not a race nor a walk in the park. These are self shuttled (carpooling encouraged) self supported longer rides usually with a fair bit of climbing (we live in the mountains).
Find out more information here, or check out their Facebook page.
SingleTrack 6
TransRockies SingleTrack 6 event returns to the Kootenays.
On Friday July 12th they will be at Morning Mountain, and on Saturday 13th July they will be at Smallwood. Expect these trail areas to be busy until 3pm each day.
NCC Fundraiser
Dinner deals and a mountain bike trivia night at the Adventure Hotel!
Full details TBD. Stay tuned
July Womxn's Intermediate 4 Session Clinic
4 Wednesdays from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM starting 7/3/2024
Our standard clinics include four sessions over one month to develop and progress new skills.
Gain confidence and technical skills in a small and supportive group with professional mountain bike instructors.
The womxn's clinics are inclusive clinics run through SheRides Nelson.
Volunteer Trail Maintenance Evening - Gericks Cycle and Ski
Gericks Cycle and Ski put aside the first Tuesday of the month to give back to the trails, running a volunteer maintenance evening. Details are posted each week on the Facebook page.
Tackle The Toad Trail Running Race
With a 20 km and a 50 km option, Tackle the Toad is back!
Gericks 10 Spot Enduro
A super fun Nelson Cycling Club fundraiser! Come on out for some timed descending action once a month until the Finals at the 420th Nelson Fat Tire Festival. Points will be accumulated throughout the season with an overall champ declared at the Fat Tire Festival in September. These events are a show up for some riding and expect no prizes or refreshments. It's a BYOE kinda event (Bring your Own Everything).
Sweet Sally Volunteer Evening
Savage Sally is becoming 🍬sweeter🍬 by the day thanks to all our volunteers and trail crew team.
Another volunteer trail night is planned for tomorrow, to continue the good work!
Volunteer Trail Maintenance - Sweet Sally
Have you heard we're building a new uptrack at Smallwood? Give us a hand this Wednesday evening, as we take the sour sting out of Sweet Sally!
Grab your membership and meet at 5:45pm at the Smallwood kiosk.
Gericks Gravel Rollouts
Once a month Gericks will travel to an exotic Kootenay location in search of the best gravel roads our region has to offer. This is not a race nor a walk in the park. These are self shuttled (carpooling encouraged) self supported longer rides usually with a fair bit of climbing (we live in the mountains).
Find out more information here, or check out their Facebook page.
Goldmember Downhill
Courtesy of the dedicated downhill crew, the league continues…
Register at the top of Goldmember at 12pm, race starts at 3pm.
Race fee is $20 + must be a 2024 NCC member
16+ due to Double Black Diamond trail rating. Parental consent required for 16-18 years of age.
Must be familiar with the track and are comfortable riding technical tracks of this nature. Pre riding the track is mandatory.
Course will be fully marked by end of day June 3rd, 2024
Apres at Cottonwood Lake. Some snacks and bevvies are provided.
June Womxn's Advanced Beginner 4 Session Clinic
4 Wednesdays from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM starting 6/5/2024
Our standard clinics include four sessions over one month to develop and progress new skills.
Gain confidence and technical skills in a small and supportive group with professional mountain bike instructors.
The womxn's clinics are inclusive clinics run through SheRides Nelson.
Click here to head to our booking page for more information.
Volunteer Trail Maintenance Evening - Gericks Cycle and Ski
Gericks Cycle and Ski put aside the first Tuesday of the month to give back to the trails, running a volunteer maintenance evening. Details are posted each week on the Facebook page.
June Advanced 4 Session Clinic
4 Mondays from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM starting 6/3/2024
Our standard clinics include four sessions over one month to develop and progress new skills.
Gain confidence and technical skills in a small and supportive group with professional mountain bike instructors.
Introducing and developing skills including jumps, drops, rock slabs, steep technical terrain, advanced cornering.
Open clinics are for everyone.
Click here to be taken to our booking page for more information.
Turnstyles Volunteer Day
Help us tune up the lower section of Turnstyles on June 1st for our next volunteer trail day.
Meet at the upper parking lot at Morning Mountain at 9am, or come and find us on the trail by walking up the bottom of Turnstyles. Like anything else with NCC, to get involved you've gotta have a membership.
Sacred Rides’ Glacier Fresh Enduro
The annual Glacier Fresh Bike Ride is coming up!
Sunday, May 26th, 2024,
Register at 11:00am, at the Kokanee Glacier Road Parking Lot. Race entry is $25. In addition, riders must be a Nelson Cycling Club member. Course: Rec-Trail to Hitman. BBQ and prizes at the end!
We are also looking for some keen volunteers to help us out with the event. We will need a few people in the morning for registration, course marshals, first aiders, and maybe a couple of BBQers. If you’re able to help out May 26th, please give us a call at the shop (250-354-3831), or shoot us an e-mail (info@sacredride.ca).
Volunteer Trail Maintenance FAIRLY HIGH
Meet our crew at the top of Silverking Road at 9am Thursday 16th of May for a trail maintenance session on Fairly High.
Please bring a fan rake or shovel if you have one, we’ll have extra tools available as well.
Remember to grab your membership before as well!
May Intermediate 4 Session Clinic
4 Mondays from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM starting 5/6/2024
Our standard clinics include four sessions over one month to develop and progress new skills.
Gain confidence and technical skills in a small and supportive group with professional mountain bike instructors.
Skills include brake control in steep terrain, cornering, intro to jumps, drops and technical features.
Click here to head to our booking page for more information.
Paper Bag Ride
The sometimes annual Paper Bag ride is back! Meet at the Svoboda Kiosk at 1pm for registration. Ride Paper Bag to Troupe Beach for a BBQ and beverages.
May Womxn's Beginner 4 Session Clinic
4 Wednesdays from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM starting 5/1/2024 at Morning Mountain
Our standard clinics include four sessions over one month to develop and progress new skills.
Gain confidence and technical skills in a small and supportive group with professional mountain bike instructors.
We’ll cover the fundamentals of biking, and get you comfortable with:
Uphill and downhill body positioning
Braking and cornering
Riding over and around obstacles
Progressing your skills throughout the season
The womxn's clinics are inclusive clinics run through SheRides Nelson.
Click here to head to our booking page for all the information.